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The Potters Field
a piece of ground which, according to the statement of St. Matthew, (Matthew 27:7) was purchased by the Priests with the thirty pieces of silver rejected by Judas, and converted into a burial-place for Jews not belonging to the city. [Aceldama]
Scripture on The Potters Field
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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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